The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 21, 2179
Waning Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 PM
9:15 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3173
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 | 212.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.2° / 288.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -6.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.85° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.45° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.62° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.