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Lunar Calendar Month July 2020 (Kenya)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Nairobi, Kenya during July 2020.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phasesDatesTime
full moon2020-07-0507:44
3rd quarter2020-07-1302:29
new moon2020-07-2020:33
1st quarter2020-07-2715:32

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during July 2020.

PositionDatesTimeDistanceNotes
Apogee2020-07-1222:28404,200 km
Perigee2020-07-2507:55368,366 km

Eclipses in July 2020

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during July 2020. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of Kenya.

TypeDatesSarosNotes
lunar eclipse2020-07-05149

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and Time
Jupiter2020-07-06 00:37
Saturn2020-07-06 11:45
Mars2020-07-11 22:36
Venus2020-07-17 10:26

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of July 2020.

Kenya is partly in the southern hemisphere. The information of the moon presented here applies to the southern hemisphere. Moon phases are different for each hemisphere.

July 2020
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 27
29Monday
 
30Tuesday
 
1Wednesday
 
77.6% illuminated
Age:10.1
2Thursday
 
86.4% illuminated
Age:11.2
3Friday
 
93.3% illuminated
Age:12.3
4Saturday
 
97.8% illuminated
Age:13.4
5Sunday
 
99.9% illuminated
Age:14.4
Week 28
6Monday
 
99.4% illuminated
Age:15.5
7Tuesday
 
96.7% illuminated
Age:16.5
8Wednesday
 
92% illuminated
Age:17.5
9Thursday
 
85.7% illuminated
Age:18.4
10Friday
 
78.1% illuminated
Age:19.3
11Saturday
 
69.6% illuminated
Age:20.3
12Sunday
 
60.5% illuminated
Age:21.2
Week 29
13Monday
 
51% illuminated
Age:22
14Tuesday
 
41.6% illuminated
Age:22.9
15Wednesday
 
32.4% illuminated
Age:23.8
16Thursday
 
23.7% illuminated
Age:24.8
17Friday
 
15.8% illuminated
Age:25.7
18Saturday
 
9.1% illuminated
Age:26.6
19Sunday
 
4% illuminated
Age:27.6
Week 30
20Monday
 
0.9% illuminated
Age:28.6
21Tuesday
 
0% illuminated
Age:0.2
22Wednesday
 
1.7% illuminated
Age:1.2
23Thursday
 
5.9% illuminated
Age:2.3
24Friday
 
12.5% illuminated
Age:3.4
25Saturday
 
21.2% illuminated
Age:4.5
26Sunday
 
31.4% illuminated
Age:5.6
Week 31
27Monday
 
42.5% illuminated
Age:6.7
28Tuesday
 
54% illuminated
Age:7.8
29Wednesday
 
65.1% illuminated
Age:8.8
30Thursday
 
75.4% illuminated
Age:9.9
31Friday
 
84.3% illuminated
Age:10.9
1Saturday
 
2Sunday
 
3Monday
 
4Tuesday
 
5Wednesday
 
6Thursday
 
7Friday
 
8Saturday
 
9Sunday
 
10Monday
 
11Tuesday
 
12Wednesday
 
13Thursday
 
14Friday
 
15Saturday
 
16Sunday
 
Content last updated on 2018-10-21T17:33:00Z