The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 22, 2042
Waxing Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 AM
11:52 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1479
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 92.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 11m / 0.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.37° / 1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.03° / -1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.62° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.