The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 23, 2044
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
8:33 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1503
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,700 km.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.2° / 146.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 26.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.58° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.43° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.89° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.