The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 21, 2135
Waxing Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 PM
2:29 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2629
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 | 135.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.6° / 62.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 51m / -26.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.55° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.03° / 5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.74° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.