The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 20, 2188
Waning Crescent
14.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
6:00 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.5%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3284
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.9° / 234.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 21.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.19° / -0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / 0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.59° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.