The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 22, 1942
Waxing Gibbous
66.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 PM
1:40 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.2%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 242
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 | 108.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.8° / 72.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -12.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.04° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.71° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.