The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 31, 2155
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
10:06 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2877
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 2.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 108.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 20m / 12.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.36° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / -2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.15° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.