The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 20, 2081
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 PM
5:45 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1961
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.4° / 301.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 58m / -24.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.58° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.67° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.98° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 199.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.