The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 21, 2074
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 AM
7:05 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1874
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 | 331.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.8° / 195.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 20.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.08° / -2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / 3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.44° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.