The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 24, 2123
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
9:44 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2481
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 114.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 9.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.67° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.17° / 6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.16° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.