The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 20, 2121
Waxing Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
11:35 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2456
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 97.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 08m / -6.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.22° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.63° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.22° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.