The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 31, 1926
Last Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 AM
1:52 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 44
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 264.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 8.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.86° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.99° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.27° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.