The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 20, 2096
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
10:09 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2147
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 107.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 01m / 22.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.35° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.81° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.