The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 19, 1990
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
7:11 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 835
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,500 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.6° / 219.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 26.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.46° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.93° / -4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.63° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.