The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 21, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 PM
1:15 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3062
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 78.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -13.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.92° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.15° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.