The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 19, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
76.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 PM
2:11 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.6%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 984
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 122.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.6° / 66.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.84° / 1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / -1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.11° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.