The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 21, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
81.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 PM
2:07 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1553
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 128.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.2° / 67.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 23m / -23.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.92° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.32° / 2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.72° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.