The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 20, 2168
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 PM
6:34 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3037
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 10:37 PM, is deepest at 12:32 AM and ends at 2:27 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.1° / 297.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 26m / -20.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.72° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.62° / 2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.25° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.