The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 20, 1997
Waning Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 PM
6:56 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 922
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 187.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.7° / 303.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -15.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.25° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / -4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.66° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.