The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 31, 2121
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 PM
8:23 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2456
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,000 km.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.8° / 295.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -8.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.10° / 3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.27° / -3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.03° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.5° |
| 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.