The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 21, 2024
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 PM
6:09 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1256
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.2° / 294.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -24.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.56° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / 6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.06° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 136.8° |
| 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.