The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 21, 2131
Waning Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 AM
6:40 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2579
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.0° / 215.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 21.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.10° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / 2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.40° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.