The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 22, 2150
Waning Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
7:45 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2814
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,600 km.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.2° / 179.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 23.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.90° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.50° / -0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.46° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.