The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 22, 1998
Waning Crescent
1.1% 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
5:28 AM
8:10 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 934
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 | 348.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.8° / 150.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.40° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / 4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.69° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.