The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 30, 2003
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
10:09 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 997
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.3° / 107.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.12° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.16° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.14° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.