The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 23, 1979
New Moon
0.2% 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
6:03 AM
8:32 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 699
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 137.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 17.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.73° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.75° / 4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.13° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.