The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 24, 1985
First Quarter
46.5% 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
1:43 PM
12:22 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.5%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 774
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 | 85.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.1° / 86.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 44m / -9.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.49° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.21° / -1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.34° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| 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.