The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Waning Gibbous
73.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 PM
11:45 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.3%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1095
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 278.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / 4.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.79° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.38° / -6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.83° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.