The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 30, 2012
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 PM
3:42 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1108
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 | 147.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.0° / 27.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 22m / -20.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.09° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.27° / -3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.92° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.