The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 23, 2102
First Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
12:10 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2221
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 90.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 01m / -17.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.49° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.70° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.35° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.