The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 24, 1927
Waning Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
5:30 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 56
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 | 309.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 240.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 36m / 20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.47° / -1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / 2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.38° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.