The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 23, 1977
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 PM
12:21 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 675
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.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.3° / 85.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 48m / -10.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.72° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / -0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.94° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.