The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 21, 2009
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
8:46 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1070
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.1° / 133.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 22.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.75° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.09° / -0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.94° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.