The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 20, 1994
Waxing Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 PM
4:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 885
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 | 151.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.9° / 16.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 56m / -20.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.11° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.81° / -3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.32° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.