The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 23, 2046
Waning Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 PM
11:50 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1528
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.8° / 278.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 07m / 5.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.83° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.24° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.01° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.