The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Waning Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 AM
4:01 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1120
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 | 291.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 257.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 18.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.15° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / 2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.70° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.