The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 31, 2106
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
9:13 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2271
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 | 13.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 122.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 32m / 9.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.15° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.01° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.