The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 21, 2068
Last Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 AM
2:06 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1800
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 | 269.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 268.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 44m / 13.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.00° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / -3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.45° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.