The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 21, 2061
Waxing Crescent
24.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 AM
11:45 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1714
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 | 59.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 58m / 1.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.90° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.57° / -1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.05° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.