The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 24, 1971
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 AM
10:09 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 601
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 108.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 11.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.38° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.92° / 1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.94° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.