The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 23, 2074
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 AM
8:43 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1874
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.2° / 135.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 51m / 20.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.80° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / 1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.94° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.