The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 31, 1992
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
9:44 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 861
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 | 26.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 115.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 21m / 5.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.04° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.27° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.13° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.