The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 31, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
91.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 PM
3:37 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.3%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1343
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 | 145.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.1° / 30.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 17m / -20.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.09° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.91° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.12° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.