The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 20, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
71.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 PM
1:19 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.1%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1553
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 | 114.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.4° / 78.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.45° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / 3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.92° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.