The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 23, 2167
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 PM
12:43 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3025
Events on this date
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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 | 86.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.2° / 82.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 48m / -5.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.06° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.01° / -6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.77° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| 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.