The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 19, 2066
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
7:10 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1775
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.9° / 205.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 24.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.11° / 1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.01° / -1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.62° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.