The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Waning Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 AM
4:21 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1033
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 | 293.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 260.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 21.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.68° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.29° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.7° |
| 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.