The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 23, 2003
Waning Crescent
28.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 AM
4:21 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.3%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 996
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 | 295.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 254.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.20° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.02° / 0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.14° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.