The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 21, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
75.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 PM
1:49 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.8%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2023
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 | 121.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.4° / 72.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -21.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.41° / -1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / 1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.31° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.