The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 22, 2071
Waning Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 AM
4:26 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1837
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 246.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 15.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.00° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.31° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.53° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.