The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 24, 2016
Waning Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 PM
11:26 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1157
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 | 239.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 274.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 10m / -0.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.02° / -1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / 2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.24° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.