The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 22, 2108
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 PM
6:08 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2295
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.0° / 318.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 49m / -16.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.25° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.58° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.