The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 24, 2060
Waning Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
7:02 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1701
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.4° / 227.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 27.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.26° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.80° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.