The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 31, 1977
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 PM
7:52 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 675
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 | 196.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.1° / 300.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 42m / -9.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.52° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.63° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.