The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 24, 2174
Waning Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 AM
6:08 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3111
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 | 312.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.7° / 249.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 27.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.07° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.63° / -6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.93° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.