The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 20, 2149
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 PM
6:03 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2802
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 12:55 PM, is deepest at 2:32 PM and ends at 4:09 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.8° / 306.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 56m / -21.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.92° / -0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.46° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.