The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Waning Crescent
16.4% 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
2:54 AM
5:31 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1132
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 | 312.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.4° / 234.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.15° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.46° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.36° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.