The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 21, 2107
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
9:41 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2283
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 115.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 11m / 11.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.66° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.59° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.