The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 24, 2015
First Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 PM
12:52 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1145
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 | 95.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 81.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 22m / -11.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.99° / 2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / -3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.33° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.