The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 24, 2172
Waxing Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
11:07 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3087
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 | 41.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 98.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 9.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.60° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.07° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.