The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 31, 2179
Waning Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 AM
6:42 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3173
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.7° / 211.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 21.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.30° / -1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.32° / 2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.83° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.