The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 31, 2081
Waning Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 AM
5:19 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1961
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 | 301.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 260.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 27.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.51° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.63° / -6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.33° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.