The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 31, 1922
First Quarter
55.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
12:45 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.5%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -5
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 82.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -12.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.85° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.21° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.14° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.