The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 22, 2117
Waning Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
2:55 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2406
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 | 278.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 265.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 16.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.39° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / -2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.26° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| 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.