The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 23, 2052
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
6:38 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1602
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,700 km.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.3° / 205.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 55m / 18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.90° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.93° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.21° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.