The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 30, 1978
Waning Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 AM
5:29 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 687
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 | 312.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 233.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 17.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.34° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.76° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.96° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.