The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 23, 2126
Waxing Crescent
14.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 AM
10:55 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.5%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2518
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,400 km.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 102.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 3.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.25° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.08° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.29° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.