The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 20, 2140
Waxing Crescent
37.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
11:56 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.9%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2691
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 | 75.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.9° / 94.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 44m / -10.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.14° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.13° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.39° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.