The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 23, 1937
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 PM
6:31 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 180
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.7° / 310.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 13m / -16.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.93° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.10° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 6.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.