The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 23, 1980
Waxing Gibbous
81.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
2:45 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.2%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 712
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 | 128.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.7° / 57.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 35m / -16.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.60° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.90° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.