The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 23, 2137
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 AM
11:32 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2654
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.1° / 96.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 06m / -2.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.28° / -1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.94° / 2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.82° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.