The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 21, 2049
Last Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
2:03 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1565
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 269.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 39m / 13.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.92° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.04° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.64° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.