The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 20, 2119
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 PM
3:50 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2431
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,200 km.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 156.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -77.9° / 0.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 19m / -27.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.19° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.46° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.75° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.