The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 21, 2058
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
10:00 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1677
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 108.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 21.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.20° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.30° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.20° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.