The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 24, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
68.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 PM
12:59 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.1%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2456
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 | 111.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.1° / 83.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 17m / -23.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.00° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.33° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.