The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 31, 1957
Waxing Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 AM
11:23 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 428
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 | 62.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 100.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 35m / -6.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.66° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / 4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.61° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.