The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 31, 2102
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 PM
8:25 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2221
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 | 203.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 294.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 10m / -8.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.37° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.19° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.22° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.