The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 20, 1971
Waning Crescent
3.3% 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
4:12 AM
8:03 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 600
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 | 339.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.1° / 169.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 26.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.65° / 3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.38° / -3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.05° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.