The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 20, 1998
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
6:19 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 934
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 | 323.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.4° / 214.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 18.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.91° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.19° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.