The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 21, 2079
Last Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 AM
1:59 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1936
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 | 268.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 266.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 44m / 10.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.09° / 0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.67° / 0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.66° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| 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.