The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 20, 1932
Waning Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 PM
9:09 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 118
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 280.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -11.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.39° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.03° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.