The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 21, 2172
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
9:49 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3087
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 | 6.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 110.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 40m / 23.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.23° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.07° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.82° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.