The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 23, 1982
Waxing Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
11:15 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 737
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 | 39.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 96.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 11.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.94° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.04° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.68° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.