The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 23, 2009
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 AM
9:56 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1071
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 | 22.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.0° / 111.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 11.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.96° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / 2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.56° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.