The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 24, 1981
Last Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
2:14 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 724
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Saturn close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 259.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 8.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.14° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.19° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.71° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.