The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 20, 2101
Waning Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 AM
4:48 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2208
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 | 298.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 259.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 24.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.06° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.44° / -6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.10° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.