The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 24, 2055
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
9:14 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1640
Events on this date
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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.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.2° / 123.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.20° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.45° / 0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.64° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.