The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 22, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 PM
5:16 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2765
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.7° / 337.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 07m / -17.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.01° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.81° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.15° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.8° |
| 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.