The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 23, 2039
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 AM
10:44 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1442
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 100.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 07m / 16.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.75° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.50° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.