The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 20, 1981
Waning Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 PM
9:45 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 724
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 | 221.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.8° / 276.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 50m / -10.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.77° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.94° / 4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.87° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.