The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 20, 2120
Waning Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 AM
5:27 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2443
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 | 305.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.1° / 254.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 02m / 25.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.65° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.96° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.91° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.