The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 21, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
91.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
3:17 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.3%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1454
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.2° / 39.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -25.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.13° / -1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / 2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.11° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.