The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 21, 1912
First Quarter
55.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -129
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.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 94.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 06m / -14.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.41° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.26° / 2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.43° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.