The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 24, 2022
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 AM
6:12 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1231
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.1° / 240.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 04m / 25.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.25° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.87° / -2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.17° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.