The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 23, 2043
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 PM
7:39 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1491
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 | 198.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.7° / 286.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.95° / -3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.04° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.