The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 31, 2129
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
6:43 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2555
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 3:29 AM, is deepest at 4:19 AM and ends at 5:10 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.7° / 304.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 02m / -16.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.22° / 0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.29° / -0.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.44° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.