The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 31, 2127
Last Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 AM
2:28 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2530
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 262.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 12.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.76° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.83° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.84° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.