The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 21, 2142
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 AM
7:44 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2715
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.9° / 168.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 20.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.73° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.07° / 3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.87° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.