The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 22, 1992
Last Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 860
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 271.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 14.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.06° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.61° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.69° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| 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.