The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 31, 1985
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 PM
5:46 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 774
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.0° / 303.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 36m / -23.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.41° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.94° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 198.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.