The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 30, 2017
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
12:40 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1170
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 83.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -9.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.96° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.73° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.55° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.