The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 20, 1996
Waxing Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
11:26 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 910
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 | 54.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.0° / 97.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 1.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.80° / -1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / 2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.81° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.