The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 21, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 PM
3:31 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 984
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 | 147.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.9° / 33.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -24.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.88° / -0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / 1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.71° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.