The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 21, 2152
Waning Gibbous
78.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 PM
10:58 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2839
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 271.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / -5.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.16° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.81° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.63° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.