The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 30, 1970
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 AM
7:34 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 588
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 | 331.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.5° / 200.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 27.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.55° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.63° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.