The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 21, 2081
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 PM
6:50 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1961
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.0° / 291.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -21.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.78° / -3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.55° / 4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.21° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.