The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 22, 1903
Waning Crescent
5.3% 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
3:20 AM
6:04 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- -241
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.8° / 221.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 18.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.64° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.76° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.39° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.