The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 PM
4:47 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1021
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 | 168.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.5° / 314.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 15m / -27.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.68° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.92° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.