The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 24, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
77.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
1:48 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.6%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3161
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 | 123.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.5° / 73.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -23.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.41° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.18° / 3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.15° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.