The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 30, 2030
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
8:41 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1331
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.8° / 131.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 13.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.90° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.01° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 343.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.