The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 22, 1982
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
10:40 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 737
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 | 26.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 102.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 16.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.57° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / -4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.93° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.