The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 30, 1973
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
9:13 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 626
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 122.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 23m / 11.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.38° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / 4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.18° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.