The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 22, 2077
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
10:53 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1912
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.0° / 99.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 18m / 15.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.65° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.05° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.12° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.