The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 31, 2117
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
10:29 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2407
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,600 km.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 104.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 50m / 10.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.98° / 2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.04° / -3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.54° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.