The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 24, 2116
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
5:55 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2394
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.0° / 298.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -24.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.54° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.93° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.76° / 1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 176.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.