The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 31, 2057
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
9:12 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1665
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.1° / 122.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 52m / 20.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.64° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.35° / -3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.62° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.