The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 20, 1979
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
6:08 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 699
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 | 321.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.2° / 218.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 13m / 17.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.67° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.63° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.39° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.