The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 20, 2156
Waxing Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
10:41 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2889
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 102.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 21m / 10.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.17° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.18° / -0.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.73° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.