The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 24, 2054
Waning Gibbous
79.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 PM
10:53 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.7%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1627
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 233.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.6° / 275.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 48m / -3.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.60° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / 3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.61° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.