The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 30, 2016
Waning Crescent
12.4% 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
3:22 AM
6:02 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1157
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 | 319.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.5° / 222.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.99° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.58° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.