The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 30, 1971
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 601
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 93.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 20m / -19.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.10° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.31° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.53° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.