The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 23, 1915
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 PM
1:41 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -92
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.1° / 74.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -27.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.35° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.39° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.20° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.