The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 20, 1936
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
9:57 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 168
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 | 24.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 111.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 33m / 10.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.15° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / 5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.13° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.