The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 24, 2142
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
9:48 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2716
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.1° / 114.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 8.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.38° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.75° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.37° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.