The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 20, 2151
First Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 PM
12:51 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2827
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 81.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 49m / -7.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.95° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.43° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.18° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.