The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 21, 1922
Waning Crescent
10.7% 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
3:36 AM
6:14 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -6
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 | 322.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.9° / 216.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.32° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.56° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.44° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.