The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 24, 1956
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 PM
8:07 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 415
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 | 199.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.1° / 296.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -9.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.09° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.35° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.07° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.