The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 24, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
4:05 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2258
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 | 151.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.6° / 15.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 15m / -20.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.49° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / -2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.11° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.