The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 30, 2000
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
8:44 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 959
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,400 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.5° / 135.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 16m / 20.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.64° / 0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.22° / -0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.95° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.