The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 30, 2070
Last Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 AM
2:06 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1825
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 267.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 12.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.17° / -1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / 2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.66° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.