The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 22, 2054
Waning Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 PM
9:00 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1627
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.0° / 283.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -11.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.96° / -0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.16° / 0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.21° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.