The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 20, 1933
Waning Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
8:01 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 130
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 | 337.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 77.3° / 176.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 27.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.26° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.85° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.68° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.