The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 PM
7:04 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1157
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 | 188.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.7° / 301.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 35m / -15.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.11° / 3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.46° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.5° |
| 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.