The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 21, 1941
Waning Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 AM
6:42 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 229
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 | 328.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 202.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.28° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.24° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.