The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 20, 1937
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 PM
3:39 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 180
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 | 147.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.5° / 29.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 39m / -22.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.07° / 0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.74° / -1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.48° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.