The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 19, 2001
Waning Crescent
2.0% 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
4:48 AM
8:14 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 971
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.0° / 156.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 23.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.97° / 0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / -0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.11° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.3° |
| 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.