The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 23, 2081
Waning Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 PM
8:56 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1961
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.6° / 283.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -11.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.72° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.14° / 1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.60° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.