The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 23, 2015
Waxing Crescent
45.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 PM
12:21 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1145
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 84.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.4° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 35m / -7.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.95° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.08° / -2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.55° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.