The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 22, 1995
Waning Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
5:00 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 897
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 | 305.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 243.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.73° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.16° / 3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.54° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.