The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 20, 2061
Waxing Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 AM
11:23 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1714
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 | 47.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.9° / 95.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 7.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.85° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.69° / -2.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.29° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.