The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 31, 1940
Waning Crescent
12.7% 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
3:19 AM
6:00 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 217
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.4° / 223.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 18.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.91° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.58° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.81° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.