The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 20, 2186
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
11:59 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3260
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 46m / 6.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.17° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.52° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.67° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.