The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 21, 1919
Waning Crescent
36.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 AM
3:31 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.4%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -43
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 | 285.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.3° / 260.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 17.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.74° / 1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.24° / -1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.34° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.