The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 24, 2080
Waxing Gibbous
59.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 PM
12:38 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.3%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1949
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 100.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.7° / 86.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 39m / -18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.24° / -3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.90° / 4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.56° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.