The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 21, 2139
Waning Crescent
19.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 AM
5:41 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.4%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2678
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 | 307.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.3° / 252.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 25.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.62° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.72° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.