The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 21, 2187
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 PM
7:12 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3272
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 | 192.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.6° / 289.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 01m / -19.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.88° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.22° / 3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.03° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.