The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 21, 2162
Waxing Gibbous
73.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 PM
1:50 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.7%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2963
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,000 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 118.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.8° / 70.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.25° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.40° / -1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.54° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| 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.