The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 23, 2191
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
10:32 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3322
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 102.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 16.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.94° / 4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.47° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.75° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.