The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 24, 2183
Waxing Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 AM
11:32 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3223
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.8° / 96.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 52m / 1.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.63° / 0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.41° / -0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.84° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 25.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.