The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 23, 2150
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
8:45 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2814
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.3° / 137.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 23.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.90° / 1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.53° / -1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.71° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.