The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 23, 2022
Waning Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
5:12 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1231
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.1° / 250.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 22.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.39° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.05° / -1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.93° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.