The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 31, 1948
Waning Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 AM
4:55 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 316
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.3° / 257.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 23.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.23° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.99° / -2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.17° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.