The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 20, 1987
Waning Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 AM
5:10 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 798
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 | 302.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 255.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 24.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.23° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.40° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.72° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.