The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 24, 1973
Waning Crescent
33.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 AM
4:01 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.5%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 625
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 | 289.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 263.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 21.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.10° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.59° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.35° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.