The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 31, 2040
Waning Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 AM
2:59 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1454
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 | 279.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 264.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 04m / 16.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.21° / -1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.46° / 1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.87° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.