The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 21, 1995
Waning Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 AM
4:06 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 897
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.1° / 252.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 16.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.89° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.38° / 2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.30° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.4° |
| 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.