The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 31, 2056
Waning Gibbous
76.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 PM
11:21 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.0%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1652
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.3° / 273.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / -1.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.86° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.02° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.63° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| 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.