The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 19, 1985
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
10:35 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 774
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 | 20.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 101.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 20.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.72° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.53° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.