The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 31, 2047
Waxing Gibbous
69.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 PM
12:59 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.7%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1541
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 | 113.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.6° / 82.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -24.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.57° / -3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.34° / 4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.33° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.