The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 21, 1976
Waning Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 AM
4:17 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 662
Events on this date
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Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.9° / 252.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.14° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / 2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.74° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.