The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 23, 1922
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
8:02 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -6
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.9° / 152.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 16m / 17.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.28° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.94° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.