The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 24, 2059
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
5:23 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1689
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.4° / 306.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 55m / -25.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.84° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.93° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 222.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.