The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 24, 2011
Waning Crescent
36.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 AM
3:39 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.3%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1095
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 | 286.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 263.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.50° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / -3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.71° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.