The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 30, 2054
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
4:53 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1627
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.9° / 242.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 17.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.87° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.38° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.95° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.