The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 23, 2145
Waxing Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
10:55 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2753
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 102.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 3.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.12° / -2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.46° / 2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.48° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.