The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 31, 2133
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
9:06 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2604
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.5° / 126.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 23.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.88° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.43° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.13° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 147.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.