The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 23, 2162
Waxing Gibbous
90.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 PM
3:36 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.8%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2963
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 144.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.2° / 33.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 41m / -19.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.64° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.01° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.15° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.