The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 22, 1999
Waxing Gibbous
71.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 PM
2:04 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.3%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 947
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 | 115.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.4° / 68.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -13.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.66° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.48° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.51° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.