The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
10:40 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1207
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.5° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 17.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.46° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.32° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.