The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 20, 1980
First Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 PM
1:07 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 712
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 78.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 09m / -7.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.72° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.96° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.53° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.