The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 31, 1994
Waning Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 AM
3:17 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 885
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 | 282.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 263.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 13m / 17.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.57° / -0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / 0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.89° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.