The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 21, 1918
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 PM
3:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -55
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 | 152.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.3° / 16.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 01m / -22.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.13° / 0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / -0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.08° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.