The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 20, 1949
Waning Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 AM
4:33 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 328
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 257.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 21.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.35° / 2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.35° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.