The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 21, 1902
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 PM
6:21 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -253
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.2° / 321.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -13.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.44° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.46° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.58° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.