The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 22, 2168
Waning Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 PM
8:29 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3037
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.3° / 282.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -15.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.76° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.64° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.