The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 30, 1931
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 PM
7:17 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 106
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.7° / 291.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -18.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.47° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.01° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.45° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.