The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 20, 2170
First Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 PM
12:46 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3062
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 81.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 49m / -7.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.95° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / -3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.36° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.