The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 20, 2026
Waxing Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1281
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 | 80.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.3° / 91.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 03m / -10.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.79° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.53° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.79° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.