The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 20, 2075
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 PM
12:42 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1887
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.5° / 81.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 33m / -4.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.95° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.17° / -6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.95° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.