The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 20, 2009
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 AM
8:00 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1070
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 | 339.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.8° / 169.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 25.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.61° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.08° / -2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.68° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.