The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 20, 2117
Waning Gibbous
61.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
12:53 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.7%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2406
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 256.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 269.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 6.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.61° / 0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.19° / -0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.82° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.