The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 21, 2052
Waning Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 AM
4:32 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1602
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 300.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.2° / 246.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 16.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.66° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.44° / 5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.73° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.