The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 31, 1920
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 PM
7:13 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -30
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 | 187.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.7° / 307.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -11.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.93° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.48° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 41.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.