The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 21, 2124
Waxing Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 PM
2:20 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2493
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 | 127.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.7° / 64.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 18m / -20.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.33° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / -0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.93° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.