The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 24, 2074
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
9:25 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1875
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 | 6.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.1° / 119.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 44m / 18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.49° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / -0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.81° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.