The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 20, 2183
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
9:26 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3223
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.0° / 119.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 14.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.78° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / 4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.83° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.