The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 20, 2158
Waning Crescent
30.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 AM
4:20 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.7%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2913
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 261.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 22.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.97° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.15° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.31° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.