The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 31, 1958
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 PM
7:30 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 440
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 | 191.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.9° / 304.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -10.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.41° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.84° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.