The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 20, 1977
Waxing Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
11:13 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 675
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 | 50.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 99.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / 2.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.37° / -2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / 3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.63° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.