The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 22, 2102
Waxing Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2221
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 11m / -13.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.38° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.60° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.57° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.