The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 30, 1942
Waning Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 PM
9:39 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 242
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 | 218.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.8° / 283.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / -6.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.33° / -0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / 1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.83° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.