The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 20, 1953
Waxing Gibbous
64.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 PM
12:49 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.3%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 378
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 | 106.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.2° / 84.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.20° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.71° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.