The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 31, 1918
Waning Crescent
37.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 AM
3:36 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.6%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -55
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 265.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 20.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.10° / 2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / -2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.91° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.