The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 23, 2163
Waning Crescent
44.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 AM
2:37 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.4%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2975
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 276.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 262.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 12.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.31° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.38° / 2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.24° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.