The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 20, 1940
Waning Gibbous
98.2% 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
9:31 PM
7:38 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 217
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 | 194.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.0° / 297.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -12.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.48° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.44° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.