The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 20, 2123
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
6:56 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2480
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,400 km.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.3° / 209.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 22.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.33° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.29° / 1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.83° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.