The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 21, 1949
Waning Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 AM
5:39 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 328
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 | 308.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.1° / 250.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 25.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.82° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.92° / -4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.59° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.6° |
| 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.