The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 21, 2127
Waxing Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 PM
4:18 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2530
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 152.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.3° / 11.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 06m / -18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.47° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.21° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.16° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.