The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 20, 1948
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
5:27 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 316
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.4° / 303.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 42m / -26.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.91° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.12° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.