The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 21, 1994
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 PM
5:06 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 885
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 | 164.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.0° / 340.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 56m / -18.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.30° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.61° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.13° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.