The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 23, 1958
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
12:27 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 440
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 57m / -11.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.20° / 0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.65° / -0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.75° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| 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.