The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 22, 2153
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
10:11 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2852
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.3° / 106.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 21.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.23° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.39° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.9° |
| 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.