The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, July 23, 2095

Last Quarter

55.0% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
54°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
55.0%
Age
21.8 days
Distance
369,700 km
Apparent size
32.3′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
2134

Events on this date

  1. Venus at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

  2. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Exact values

For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun264.34°
Phase angle84.22°
Illuminated fraction55.04%
Altitude / azimuth15.6° / 264.0°
Right ascension / declination1h 40m / 6.01°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude25.48° / -4.11°
Libration in longitude / latitude1.54° / 5.61°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-81.86° / 1.08°
Position angle of the axis339.6°
Position angle of the bright limb69.2°
Apparent magnitude-10.4

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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