The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 23, 1969
Waxing Gibbous
62.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 PM
12:45 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.7%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 576
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 | 104.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 85.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -20.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.25° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / 5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.31° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.