The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 31, 1921
Waning Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
5:47 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -18
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 229.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 18.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.13° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.02° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.