The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 22, 1938
Waning Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 AM
4:29 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 192
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 | 297.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.6° / 252.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 19.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.62° / -0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / 0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.37° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.