The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 19, 2121
Waxing Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
11:12 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2456
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For Jul 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 99.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / -1.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.36° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.34° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.45° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.