The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 23, 2079
Waning Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 AM
4:29 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1936
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 258.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 21.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.12° / 2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.12° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.