The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 23, 1936
Waxing Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
11:11 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 168
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 100.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 49m / -4.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.24° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.05° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.39° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.