The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 23, 2053
Waxing Gibbous
60.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
1:18 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.8%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1615
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 | 102.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.6° / 76.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -11.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.66° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.10° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.95° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.