The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 21, 2161
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
7:45 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2950
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.8° / 165.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 49m / 19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.52° / -3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / 4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.69° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.