The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 21, 2185
Waning Crescent
34.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:41 AM
3:27 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.9%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3247
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 | 287.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 252.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 11.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.32° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.70° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.