The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 21, 2183
Waxing Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
10:01 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3223
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 110.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 11.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.96° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.33° / 3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.58° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.