The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 21, 2042
Waxing Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
11:32 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1479
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 | 51.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 94.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 6.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.43° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.27° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.86° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.