The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 31, 2038
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 AM
8:53 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1429
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 130.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 27m / 21.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.01° / 2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / -2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.44° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.