The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 20, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 PM
4:49 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3136
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 | 165.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.0° / 328.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 03m / -24.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.36° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.33° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.