The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 31, 1941
First Quarter
53.3% 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
2:25 PM
12:39 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 230
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 | 93.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 83.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -11.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.71° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.10° / -4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.34° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.