The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 19, 1982
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 AM
8:12 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 736
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,700 km.
Exact values
For Jul 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.3° / 157.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 22.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.80° / -0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.04° / 0.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.31° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.