The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 23, 2148
First Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 PM
12:45 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2790
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 81.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 55m / -6.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.99° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.06° / -6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.36° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.