The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 23, 2161
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
9:08 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2951
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.1° / 123.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 13.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.22° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.81° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.