The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 31, 2011
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
9:08 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1096
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 | 11.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 123.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 24m / 10.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.95° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.58° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.