The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Last Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 AM
2:04 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1231
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 262.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 9.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.75° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.68° / 2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.24° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.