The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 21, 1997
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 PM
8:06 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 922
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,600 km.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.0° / 291.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -12.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.10° / 2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.34° / -3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.85° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.8° |
| 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.