The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 31, 2140
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 PM
8:25 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2691
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.6° / 296.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -7.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.36° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.85° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.