The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 31, 2071
Waxing Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
11:42 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1838
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 | 63.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 96.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 45m / -3.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.65° / 1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.32° / -1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.25° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.