The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 31, 1962
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
9:01 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 490
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 126.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 17.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.67° / 0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / 0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.56° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.