The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 22, 1927
Waning Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 AM
3:09 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 56
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 | 283.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 256.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 12.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.70° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.15° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.92° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.