The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 20, 2073
Waning Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 PM
7:43 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1862
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 | 197.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.3° / 291.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -15.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.95° / 0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / -0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.60° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.