The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 20, 2103
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 PM
7:21 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2233
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 | 192.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.6° / 296.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 49m / -15.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.37° / 2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.11° / -2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.43° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.