The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 20, 1923
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 PM
12:31 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 7
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 83.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 25m / -5.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.65° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.33° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.96° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.