The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 22, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 PM
4:14 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1454
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 | 159.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -76.1° / 347.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 45m / -26.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.14° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.48° / 4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.92° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.