The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 24, 2017
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
9:53 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1170
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 | 17.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 112.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 14.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.05° / -0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / 0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.98° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.