The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 20, 2090
Waning Crescent
42.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
2:44 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.1%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2072
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 | 279.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 258.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 26m / 10.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.74° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.59° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.86° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.