The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 31, 1986
Waning Crescent
22.9% 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
1:42 AM
5:20 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 786
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 256.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 36m / 25.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.17° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.82° / -4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.54° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.