The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 24, 2071
Waning Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 AM
6:33 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1837
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.8° / 207.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 52m / 18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.12° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.02° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.