The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 22, 2072
First Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 PM
12:53 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1850
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 80.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 14m / -9.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.41° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.95° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.38° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.