The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 22, 2149
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 PM
8:06 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2802
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.2° / 284.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -16.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.04° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.74° / 3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.85° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.