The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 21, 1961
Waxing Gibbous
57.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
1:13 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.3%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 477
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 77.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 25m / -9.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.90° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.78° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.11° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.