The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 23, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
88.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 PM
3:13 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.7%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2258
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 140.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.6° / 44.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 23m / -21.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.38° / 1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.76° / -1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.31° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.