The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 21, 2026
First Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
12:15 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1281
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 89.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 50m / -16.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.25° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.75° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.56° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.