The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 23, 1930
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
7:29 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 93
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter 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 | 329.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.7° / 213.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 27.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.16° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.27° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.