The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 20, 2020
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
9:18 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1206
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.0° / 122.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 01m / 23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.56° / 2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / -3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.82° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 180.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.