The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 21, 1930
Waning Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 AM
5:06 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 93
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 253.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 22.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.77° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.87° / -3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.78° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| 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.