The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 30, 1986
Waning Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 AM
4:18 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 786
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 | 292.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 262.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 22.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.35° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / -3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.30° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.