The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 20, 1999
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 PM
1:05 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 947
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.2° / 78.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 02m / -6.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.75° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.95° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.