The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 31, 2186
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 PM
6:30 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3260
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 4:53 AM, is deepest at 7:00 AM and ends at 9:07 AM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.6° / 304.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.96° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.93° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.65° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.