The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 22, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
71.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 PM
1:45 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.7%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3062
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 115.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.8° / 73.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.67° / 1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / -1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.94° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.