The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 24, 1966
First Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 PM
12:32 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 539
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.3° / 84.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 53m / -9.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.70° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.60° / -2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.15° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.