The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 21, 2120
Waning Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 AM
6:25 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2443
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.0° / 242.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 27.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.95° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.28° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.15° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.