The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 22, 2005
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 PM
7:28 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1021
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.1° / 285.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -19.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.26° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.26° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.45° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.