The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 22, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 PM
4:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 984
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 | 159.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -75.0° / 350.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -25.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.12° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / 2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.52° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.