The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 20, 2104
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 AM
7:49 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2245
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 | 341.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.1° / 167.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 21.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.21° / -1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / 2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.26° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.