The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 20, 2071
Last Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
2:17 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1837
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 261.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 02m / 9.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.70° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.50° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.07° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.