The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 24, 2112
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
9:41 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2345
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 57m / 19.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.22° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.12° / -2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.42° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.