The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 31, 1970
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 AM
8:13 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 588
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 | 342.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.0° / 155.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 25.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.65° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / -4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.88° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.