The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 20, 1944
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
9:25 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 267
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.2° / 119.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 20.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.63° / 0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.11° / -0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.82° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.