The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 31, 2046
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 AM
7:42 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1528
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.1° / 179.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 06m / 24.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.03° / 1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / -2.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.86° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.