The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 31, 2183
Waxing Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 PM
3:09 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3223
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 | 135.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.3° / 47.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 37m / -18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.53° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.32° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.