The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 23, 1931
Waxing Gibbous
66.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 PM
1:02 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.1%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 106
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 | 108.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.9° / 82.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -20.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.48° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.93° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.