The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 23, 1997
Waning Gibbous
83.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 PM
10:29 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.0%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 922
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 | 228.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.7° / 278.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 22m / -4.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.67° / 0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.58° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.23° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.