The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 22, 1922
Waning Crescent
4.9% 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
4:29 AM
7:10 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -6
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.9° / 185.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 17m / 18.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.10° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.70° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.69° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.