The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 20, 1974
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
9:37 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 638
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 | 16.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 116.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 01m / 12.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.15° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.98° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.77° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.