The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 20, 2169
Waning Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 AM
5:30 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3049
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 | 310.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 239.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 20.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.43° / -1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.19° / 2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.77° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.