The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 23, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 PM
3:30 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2728
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.1° / 36.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.12° / 2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / -3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.94° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.