The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 20, 2047
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
7:26 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1540
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 | 332.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.1° / 195.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 03m / 24.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.74° / 1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.05° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.5° |
| 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.