The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Waxing Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
11:07 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1009
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 | 36.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 97.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 31m / 14.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.29° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.47° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.