The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 20, 2017
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 AM
6:15 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1169
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.9° / 217.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.96° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.44° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.01° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.