The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 31, 2066
Waxing Gibbous
67.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 PM
12:52 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.7%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1776
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 110.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.2° / 83.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 46m / -23.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.40° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.52° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.