The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 21, 1982
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
9:59 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 737
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 | 12.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.3° / 110.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 19.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.84° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.02° / -2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.18° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.