The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 21, 1947
Waxing Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
11:42 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 304
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 | 48.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 92.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 19m / 9.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.78° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.47° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.65° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.