The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 31, 2165
Waning Crescent
35.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
3:31 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.3%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3000
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 255.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 14.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.21° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.01° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.46° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.