The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 23, 1998
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
8:56 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 935
Events on this date
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.0° / 128.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 14m / 17.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.76° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.94° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 344.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.