The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 22, 2154
Waxing Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 PM
3:12 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2864
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,200 km.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -76.0° / 36.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 51m / -28.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.08° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.04° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.75° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.