The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 23, 2021
Full Moon
99.6% 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
9:07 PM
5:26 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1219
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.1° / 307.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 51m / -24.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.08° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.53° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 227.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.