The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 21, 2008
Waning Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 PM
9:38 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1058
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 | 218.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 283.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 36m / -6.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.95° / 1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.48° / -1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.25° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.