The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 21, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 PM
4:39 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3235
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 | 157.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.1° / 359.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 30m / -18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.15° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.73° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.