The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 31, 1960
First Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 PM
12:36 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 465
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.8° / 83.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -10.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.20° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.52° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.