The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 24, 1987
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 AM
8:41 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 798
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.6° / 139.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 27.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.23° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.46° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.70° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.