The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 23, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
66.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 PM
12:54 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.1%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2691
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 108.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.6° / 84.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 05m / -21.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.92° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.24° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.72° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.