The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 19, 1973
Waning Gibbous
83.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 PM
10:26 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.9%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 625
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 227.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.4° / 282.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -1.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.08° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.01° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.26° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.