The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 23, 2187
Waning Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 PM
9:09 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3272
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.3° / 278.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -13.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.68° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.55° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.42° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.