The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 31, 2003
Waxing Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
10:38 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 997
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 | 29.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 102.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 45m / 13.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.69° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.89° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.