The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 23, 2186
First Quarter
53.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 PM
1:00 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.0%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3260
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 | 93.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 79.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 16m / -8.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.51° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.30° / -6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.97° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.