The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 31, 2074
First Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
12:49 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1875
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 81.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -10.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.54° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.19° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.14° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.