The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 22, 2010
Waxing Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 PM
3:00 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1083
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 | 141.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.6° / 48.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 22m / -25.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.35° / -1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.11° / 2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.13° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.