The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 31, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
90.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 PM
3:43 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.6%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2283
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 | 144.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.1° / 32.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 10m / -18.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.32° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.35° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.