The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 24, 2049
Waning Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
5:02 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1565
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 | 303.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 249.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 21.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.61° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.32° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.