The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 31, 1978
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
6:17 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 687
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 | 323.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.6° / 214.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.25° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.21° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.