The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 24, 2036
Waxing Crescent
2.3% 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
7:46 AM
9:59 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1405
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 111.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 15.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.93° / 0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.47° / -0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.19° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.