The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 AM
10:31 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1244
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 26m / 20.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.56° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.68° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.16° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.