The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 24, 1931
Waxing Gibbous
76.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 PM
1:35 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.0%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 106
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 | 121.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.1° / 77.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -24.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.08° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.72° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.