The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 22, 1936
Waxing Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
10:47 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 168
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 | 47.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.5° / 103.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 0.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.10° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.02° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.63° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.