The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 21, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 PM
4:13 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2765
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.1° / 14.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 03m / -18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.80° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.34° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.