The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 20, 2115
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
8:38 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2381
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.3° / 146.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 58m / 26.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.92° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.98° / -4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.49° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.