The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 20, 1993
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
9:33 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 873
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 | 16.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 117.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 12.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.95° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.44° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.95° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.