The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 31, 2171
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
8:32 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3074
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.0° / 144.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 25.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.03° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.51° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.