The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 20, 2085
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
8:14 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2010
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.2° / 148.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 21.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.86° / -1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.61° / 2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.68° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.