The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 19, 1987
Waning Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 AM
4:04 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 798
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 | 291.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 260.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 20.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.89° / 3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.09° / -4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.49° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.