The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 21, 2169
Waning Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
6:39 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3049
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.3° / 220.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 22.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.48° / -0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.15° / 0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.02° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.