The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 20, 1902
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 PM
5:24 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -253
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.9° / 340.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 53m / -15.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.13° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.45° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.39° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 348.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.