The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 24, 2079
Waning Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 AM
5:46 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1936
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 | 308.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 250.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 25.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.62° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.36° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.