The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 23, 1946
Waning Crescent
29.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 AM
4:08 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.6%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 291
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 | 294.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 252.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 16.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.42° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / 3.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.96° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.