The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 23, 2051
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
6:25 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1590
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.3° / 314.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 06m / -15.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.46° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.46° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 339.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.