The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 21, 2072
Waxing Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
12:17 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1850
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 | 80.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.6° / 85.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 21m / -4.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.64° / 3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.45° / -4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.61° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.