The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 23, 2185
Waning Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
5:46 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3247
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 | 315.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.0° / 229.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.41° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.18° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.