The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 30, 1992
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
9:11 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 861
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 122.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 24m / 11.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.85° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.07° / 5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.38° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.