The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 24, 1928
First Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
12:44 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 69
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 83.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 04m / -9.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.10° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.52° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.