The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 30, 1953
Waning Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 PM
11:26 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 378
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 | 237.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.3° / 282.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / 5.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.31° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.77° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.24° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.