The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 23, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 PM
4:13 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3099
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 | 161.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -77.1° / 337.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 57m / -27.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.71° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.88° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.74° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.