The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 21, 2088
Waxing Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
10:51 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2048
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 | 44.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 103.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 58m / 2.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.81° / -3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.88° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.90° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.