The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 31, 2016
Waning Crescent
6.0% 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
4:17 AM
6:58 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1157
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 | 332.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.6° / 193.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.98° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.83° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.