The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 24, 2081
Waning Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 PM
9:56 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1961
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 222.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 281.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 03m / -6.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.54° / -0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.61° / 0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.80° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.