The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 21, 2096
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
10:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2147
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 100.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 17.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.07° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.46° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.56° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.