The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
61.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 PM
12:40 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.8%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1281
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 | 103.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.7° / 86.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -20.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.45° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.34° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.