The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 30, 1997
Waning Crescent
13.1% 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
3:19 AM
5:55 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 922
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 | 317.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.8° / 224.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.42° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.78° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.