The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 21, 1937
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 PM
4:33 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 180
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 | 158.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.4° / 355.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 31m / -21.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.15° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / -2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.28° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| 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.