The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 21, 2199
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
7:44 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3420
Events on this date
-
Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.6° / 162.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 18.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.58° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.39° / 5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.07° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.