The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 23, 2005
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 PM
8:49 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1021
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.3° / 280.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -13.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.38° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.06° / 4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.64° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.