The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 21, 2082
Waning Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 AM
6:01 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1973
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 | 311.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.7° / 250.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 27.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.75° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.75° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.