The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 24, 1909
Waxing Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
11:48 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -166
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 94.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 30m / -4.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.54° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.67° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.80° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.