The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 24, 2177
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 AM
8:16 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3148
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.9° / 150.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 21m / 22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.74° / 0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.48° / -0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.09° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.