The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 22, 1987
Waning Crescent
9.2% 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
3:03 AM
7:09 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 798
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 | 325.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.8° / 227.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 28.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.41° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.20° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.