The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 PM
3:44 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1182
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 | 145.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.6° / 31.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 48m / -20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.12° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.04° / -3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.32° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.