The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 31, 2163
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
8:47 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2976
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 129.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 58m / 12.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.42° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.83° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 328.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.