The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 24, 2139
Waning Crescent
1.8% 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
4:48 AM
8:16 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2678
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.3° / 152.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 24.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.19° / 1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / -2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.46° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.