The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 20, 2142
Waning Crescent
8.2% 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
3:36 AM
6:50 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2715
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 | 326.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.4° / 210.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 21.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.84° / -1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / 2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.62° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| 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.