The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 23, 1917
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
9:51 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -67
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 113.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / -0.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.30° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.39° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.71° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.