The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 22, 2079
Waning Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 AM
3:12 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1936
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 263.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 16.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.94° / 1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.94° / -1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.89° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.