The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 20, 2036
Waning Crescent
11.1% 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
3:31 AM
6:14 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1404
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.9° / 218.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 18.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.91° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.68° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.81° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| 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.