The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 24, 2127
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 PM
7:29 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2530
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.4° / 299.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -13.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.32° / 3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / -4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.41° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.7° |
| 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.