The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 22, 1969
First Quarter
51.9% 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
2:24 PM
12:19 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 576
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.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 88.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 53m / -15.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.64° / -3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.62° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.52° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.