The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 23, 1990
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
9:55 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 836
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 111.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 13.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.74° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.23° / 1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.37° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.