The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 24, 2000
Last Quarter
47.9% 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
12:56 AM
2:10 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 959
Events on this date
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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 | 272.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 260.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 8.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.62° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.86° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.50° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| 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.