The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 23, 1941
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 AM
8:16 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 229
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 144.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 17.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.56° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / 6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.74° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.