The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 24, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
73.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 PM
2:09 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.8%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1850
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 | 118.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.6° / 66.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -15.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.05° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.02° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.96° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.