The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 31, 2059
Last Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 AM
2:09 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1689
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 267.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 12.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.11° / -1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / 2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.45° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.