The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 21, 2043
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
5:23 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1491
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 | 174.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.7° / 304.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 44m / -26.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.23° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.35° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 220.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.