The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 20, 2015
Waxing Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 AM
11:22 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1145
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 | 51.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 97.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 19m / 3.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.49° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.10° / 1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.24° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.