The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 21, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 PM
2:37 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1689
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 134.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.2° / 59.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -24.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.58° / -1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.47° / 2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.51° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.