The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 21, 1911
Waning Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
4:00 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -142
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.5° / 264.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 22.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.19° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.48° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.