The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 31, 2103
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 AM
7:23 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2233
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 | 333.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.6° / 188.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 23.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.77° / 0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / 0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.82° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.