The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 24, 2117
Waning Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 AM
5:06 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2406
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 | 301.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 257.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 24.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.00° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.24° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.73° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.