The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 31, 2073
Waning Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
6:16 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1862
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.6° / 219.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 02m / 19.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.48° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.81° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.00° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.