The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 21, 2117
Last Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 AM
1:53 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2406
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 267.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 36m / 11.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.44° / 1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.53° / -1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.04° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.