The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 20, 1925
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
8:53 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 31
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 130.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 20.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.83° / -0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.41° / 1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.37° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.