The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 31, 2076
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
9:37 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1900
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 115.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 19.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.46° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.37° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.81° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.