The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 23, 1902
Waning Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 PM
8:19 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -253
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.4° / 300.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -6.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.55° / 4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.95° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.97° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.