The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 21, 1999
Waxing Gibbous
62.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 PM
1:34 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.4%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 947
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 | 104.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -10.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.76° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / -6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.73° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.