The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 31, 2138
Waning Crescent
23.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 AM
5:21 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2666
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.5° / 259.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 27.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.53° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.24° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.30° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.