The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 31, 1975
Last Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
2:33 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 650
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 268.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 33m / 16.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.21° / 1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.59° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.09° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.