The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 1, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 PM
4:47 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1343
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.1° / 352.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 21m / -18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.17° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.24° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.93° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.