The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 22, 1931
First Quarter
55.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 PM
12:34 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 106
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 06m / -15.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.68° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.14° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.