The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 22, 2163
Last Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
1:39 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2975
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 266.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 9.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.13° / -0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / 0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.02° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.