The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 19, 2072
Waxing Crescent
20.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
11:42 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.9%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1850
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 94.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / 4.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.17° / 1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / -1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.07° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.