The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 20, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
87.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 PM
3:18 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2765
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 | 137.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.9° / 43.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 01m / -17.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.83° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.53° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.