The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 31, 2149
Waning Crescent
11.6% 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
3:16 AM
6:21 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2802
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.7° / 223.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 21.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.12° / -2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.34° / 3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.80° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.