The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, July 30, 2047

Waxing Gibbous

58.7% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
27°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
58.7%
Age
7.7 days
Distance
369,700 km
Apparent size
32.3′
Constellation
Libra
Lunation number
1541

Events on this date

  1. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.

Exact values

For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun99.92°
Phase angle79.97°
Illuminated fraction58.71%
Altitude / azimuth-35.3° / 89.6°
Right ascension / declination14h 54m / -21.30°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude227.38° / -4.48°
Libration in longitude / latitude1.46° / 5.98°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude80.54° / -0.57°
Position angle of the axis17.4°
Position angle of the bright limb285.7°
Apparent magnitude-10.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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