The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 21, 2031
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
9:48 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1343
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 113.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 9.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.77° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.91° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.34° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.