The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 20, 1926
Waxing Gibbous
75.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 PM
2:15 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.0%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 44
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 119.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.7° / 65.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -15.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.14° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.38° / -4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.89° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.