The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 21, 2171
Waning Gibbous
79.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 PM
10:46 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.7%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3074
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 233.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.6° / 272.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 39m / -6.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.39° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / 5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.21° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.