The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 20, 2153
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
8:52 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2851
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.5° / 134.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 27.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.31° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.11° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.