The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 23, 1939
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 PM
12:29 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 205
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 85.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 00m / -12.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.20° / -0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.83° / 0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.55° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.