The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 PM
5:36 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1231
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.4° / 297.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 28m / -26.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.68° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.19° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.15° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 194.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.