The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 22, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
82.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 PM
2:27 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.0%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2258
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 | 129.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.1° / 62.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -21.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.45° / 0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.33° / -0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.51° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.