The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 21, 2003
Last Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 AM
2:20 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 996
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 261.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 05m / 10.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.57° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.56° / 3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.68° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.