The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 20, 1928
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
11:33 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 69
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 93.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 03m / 11.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.28° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.07° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.45° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.