The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 31, 2049
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
9:24 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1566
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 | 20.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 119.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 7.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.92° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.35° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.96° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.