The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 20, 2177
Waning Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 AM
4:12 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3148
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 | 291.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 262.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 22.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.10° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.21° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.11° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.