The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 24, 2191
Waxing Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
10:54 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3322
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 99.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 43m / 11.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.77° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / -4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.50° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.