The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 24, 2169
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
9:37 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3050
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,200 km.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 116.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 21.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.89° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.65° / -4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.23° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.