The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 21, 1985
Waxing Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 AM
11:32 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 774
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 | 46.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / 9.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.33° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.03° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.