The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 24, 1938
Waning Crescent
9.3% 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
3:32 AM
6:35 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 192
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.3° / 214.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 20.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.70° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.57° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.85° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.