The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 30, 1943
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
7:51 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 254
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.4° / 161.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 19.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.30° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.35° / 3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.50° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.