The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 20, 1955
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
9:37 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 403
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 115.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 13.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.33° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.56° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.