The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 30, 2022
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
10:18 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1232
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 | 21.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.0° / 105.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 11m / 16.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.89° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.34° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.