The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 23, 2001
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
11:18 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 972
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 | 40.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 96.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 11.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.93° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.89° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.