The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 20, 2171
Waning Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 PM
9:42 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3074
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 274.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 52m / -12.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.68° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.01° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.