The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 30, 1985
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 PM
4:38 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 774
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 | 164.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.5° / 328.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 37m / -26.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.78° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.13° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.