The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 24, 1952
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
10:16 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 366
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 106.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 10m / 10.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.78° / -0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.64° / 1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.51° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.