The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 23, 2087
Waning Crescent
41.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
2:59 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.9%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2035
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 263.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 15.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.56° / 1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.90° / -1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.49° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.