The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 21, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 PM
2:59 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1924
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 | 141.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.2° / 50.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -25.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.74° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / 3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.71° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.