The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 20, 1982
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
9:10 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 736
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 125.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 22.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.88° / 1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / -1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.56° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 133.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.