The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 22, 2189
Waxing Gibbous
69.8% 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
4:10 PM
1:34 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.8%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3297
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.9° / 75.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -18.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.63° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.93° / -0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.12° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.3° |
| 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.