The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 24, 1978
Waning Gibbous
73.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 PM
11:39 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.4%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 687
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 | 242.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 274.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 14m / 1.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.58° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.47° / 0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.63° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.