The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 20, 2102
Waxing Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 AM
11:20 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2221
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 | 58.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 98.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 39m / -2.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.19° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.03° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.