The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 22, 2134
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
10:12 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2617
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.8° / 106.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 09m / 21.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.29° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.19° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.