The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 23, 2104
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
9:33 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2246
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 116.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 18m / 11.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.43° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.01° / 5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.98° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.