The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 22, 2053
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
12:44 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1615
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 82.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 01m / -8.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.17° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.89° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.17° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.