The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 24, 2162
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 PM
4:37 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2963
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.0° / 357.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -18.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.73° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.95° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.