The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 24, 2061
First Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 PM
12:27 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1714
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 87.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 12m / -15.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.94° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / 2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.36° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.