The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 20, 2189
First Quarter
47.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 PM
12:37 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.3%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3297
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 83.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 38m / -7.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.32° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.55° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.