The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 20, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 PM
4:11 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2901
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -76.5° / 348.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 35m / -26.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.76° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / 4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.14° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.