The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 24, 1918
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 PM
7:16 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -55
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 | 190.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.2° / 301.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -13.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.64° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.49° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.