The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 20, 1952
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 AM
8:27 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 365
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.6° / 147.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 25.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.49° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.49° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.