The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 23, 1919
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
5:44 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -43
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,100 km.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.5° / 238.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 21.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.37° / -0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.32° / 1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.81° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| 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.