The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 21, 2145
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
9:47 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2753
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 114.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 11.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.19° / -3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / 5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.97° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.