The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 20, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
64.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 PM
1:11 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.8%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2728
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 | 107.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.2° / 78.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 49m / -16.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.81° / -0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.51° / 0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.56° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.