The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, July 31, 2045

Waning Gibbous

93.4% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
40°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
93.4%
Age
17.2 days
Distance
405,300 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Aquarius
Lunation number
1516

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun209.74°
Phase angle29.70°
Illuminated fraction93.43%
Altitude / azimuth-32.8° / 290.1°
Right ascension / declination22h 39m / -7.00°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude338.61° / 1.45°
Libration in longitude / latitude-3.30° / -1.55°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-32.23° / 0.40°
Position angle of the axis339.7°
Position angle of the bright limb66.1°
Apparent magnitude-11.8

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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