The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 21, 1971
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 AM
8:44 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 600
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.0° / 134.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 24.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.70° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.43° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.30° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.