The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 31, 1946
Waxing Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
11:07 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 292
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 98.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 28m / 9.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.99° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.18° / -6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.06° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.9° |
| 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.