The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 24, 2004
First Quarter
44.8% 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
1:35 PM
12:15 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.8%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1009
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 | 83.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.5° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 38m / -9.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.98° / 0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.52° / -0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.54° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.