The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 24, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
74.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 PM
1:30 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.8%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2691
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 | 119.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.7° / 77.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -24.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.85° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.13° / 5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.51° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.