The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 23, 1901
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 PM
11:53 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -265
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 96.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 55m / -13.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.48° / -1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.82° / 2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.40° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.