The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 24, 2003
Waning Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 AM
5:22 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 996
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 | 306.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.8° / 247.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 22.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.08° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.21° / -0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.37° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.