The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, July 30, 1920

Full Moon Buck MoonBlue Moon

99.7% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
34°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.7%
Age
14.8 days
Distance
402,100 km
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Capricornus
Lunation number
-30

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Buck MoonBlue Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Exact values

For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun176.58°
Phase angle6.00°
Illuminated fraction99.73%
Altitude / azimuth-59.4° / 320.0°
Right ascension / declination20h 19m / -14.51°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude303.73° / 4.95°
Libration in longitude / latitude-3.03° / -6.18°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude0.71° / -1.58°
Position angle of the axis347.1°
Position angle of the bright limb307.9°
Apparent magnitude-12.4

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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