The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 23, 1929
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 PM
7:49 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 81
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 | 200.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.0° / 283.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 40m / -19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.99° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.67° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.