The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 31, 2159
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 PM
7:44 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2926
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 | 194.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.8° / 300.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 36m / -10.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.73° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.46° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.