The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 24, 2129
First Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 PM
12:52 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2555
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 80.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 11m / -7.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.32° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.72° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.95° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.