The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 21, 2177
Waning Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 AM
5:23 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3148
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 | 304.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.3° / 253.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 24.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.27° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.35° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.