The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 24, 2185
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 AM
6:52 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3247
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,600 km.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.1° / 202.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 19.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.19° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.32° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.42° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.