The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 20, 2138
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 PM
3:51 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2666
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 156.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -77.5° / 1.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 20m / -27.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.38° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.46° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.95° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| 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.