The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 31, 1996
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 PM
7:58 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 910
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 | 197.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.1° / 298.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -9.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.22° / 3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.44° / -4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.44° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.