The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 24, 1957
Waning Crescent
8.9% 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
3:40 AM
6:36 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 427
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 | 325.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.2° / 211.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 20.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.00° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.45° / 4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.66° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.