The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 31, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 PM
4:34 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1244
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 | 164.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.7° / 327.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 41m / -26.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.44° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.38° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.53° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.