The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 24, 1941
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
8:58 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 230
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.7° / 127.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 28m / 15.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.56° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / 5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.01° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 325.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.