The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 21, 2122
Waning Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 PM
8:37 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2468
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 | 206.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.7° / 290.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -9.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.11° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.44° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.