The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, July 23, 2111

Waning Gibbous

89.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
37°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
89.8%
Age
17.5 days
Distance
362,800 km
Apparent size
32.9′
Constellation
Aquarius
Lunation number
2332

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

  2. Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

Exact values

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

Elongation from the Sun217.19°
Phase angle37.19°
Illuminated fraction89.83%
Altitude / azimuth-28.7° / 279.3°
Right ascension / declination22h 41m / -11.24°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude337.50° / -2.68°
Libration in longitude / latitude3.78° / 3.70°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-32.42° / -0.16°
Position angle of the axis336.8°
Position angle of the bright limb72.1°
Apparent magnitude-11.8

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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