The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
6:21 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1132
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 | 323.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.3° / 214.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 18.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.43° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.60° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.