The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 20, 2182
Waning Gibbous
71.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 PM
11:54 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.1%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3210
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 245.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 273.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / 2.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.43° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.71° / -0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.41° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.