The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 21, 2106
Waning Gibbous
74.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 PM
11:38 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.1%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2270
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 | 241.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.1° / 277.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 54m / 3.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.83° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.36° / -4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.63° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.