The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 30, 1952
Waxing Gibbous
56.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 PM
12:08 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.3%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 366
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 97.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.8° / 91.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -21.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.54° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.87° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.11° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.