The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 22, 2142
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
8:31 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2715
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.8° / 138.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 17.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.89° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.84° / 5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.13° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.