The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 31, 2157
Waning Crescent
22.2% 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
1:34 AM
5:31 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2901
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 | 304.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.2° / 257.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 27.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.85° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.12° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.3° |
| 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.