The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 21, 1973
Waning Gibbous
66.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 PM
12:33 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.1%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 625
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 | 251.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 276.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / 8.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.99° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.46° / -6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.68° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.