The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 AM
10:29 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1133
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 | 40.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 106.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / 2.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.98° / -2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.81° / 4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.67° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.