The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 22, 2121
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2456
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 91.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 37m / -15.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.18° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.76° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.