The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 19, 2104
Waning Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
7:01 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2245
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.2° / 207.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 23.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.70° / -0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / 0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.01° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.