The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 31, 2068
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
9:44 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1801
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 | 28.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 29m / 4.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.31° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.96° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.13° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.