The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 21, 2191
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
9:38 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3322
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 113.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 23m / 24.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.22° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.86° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.25° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 230.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.