The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 31, 2026
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 PM
8:24 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1281
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 | 203.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.1° / 291.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -10.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.97° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / 0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.45° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.