The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 31, 1959
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
5:40 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 452
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 | 314.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.8° / 230.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 18.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.21° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.33° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.38° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.