The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 31, 2022
Waxing Crescent
8.1% 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
9:06 AM
10:42 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1232
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 | 32.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 102.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 58m / 11.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.19° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.10° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.