The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 23, 2020
Waxing Crescent
11.0% 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
9:28 AM
11:14 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1207
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 | 38.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 96.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 12.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.72° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.55° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.07° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.