The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 31, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 PM
4:46 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1479
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 | 166.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.5° / 322.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -26.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.64° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.73° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.5° |
| 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.