The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 20, 2072
Waxing Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1850
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 | 67.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 90.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 28m / -0.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.56° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / -2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.84° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.