The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 22, 1968
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
7:22 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 563
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 | 327.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.5° / 218.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 28.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.73° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.04° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.64° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.