The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 21, 2174
Last Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 AM
2:38 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3111
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 267.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 01m / 16.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.89° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.46° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.23° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.