The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 20, 2042
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
11:12 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1479
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 96.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 45m / 11.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.30° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / -4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.10° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| 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.