The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 31, 2141
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
7:30 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2703
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,800 km.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.6° / 178.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 08m / 20.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.93° / -1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.74° / 2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.47° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.