The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Waning Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 AM
6:26 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1256
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 | 314.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.8° / 246.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 28.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.78° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.15° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.