The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 31, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
82.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
2:00 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.1%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3087
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 | 129.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.8° / 70.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 11m / -26.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.05° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.17° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.53° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.