The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 21, 2176
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 PM
5:51 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3136
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 6:00 PM, is deepest at 6:30 PM and ends at 7:00 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.4° / 307.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 56m / -21.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.63° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / 1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.86° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.