The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 24, 2044
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
9:16 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1503
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 121.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 23.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.71° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.63° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.14° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 187.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.