The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 30, 2081
Waning Crescent
33.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 AM
4:11 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.8%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1961
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 266.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 24.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.34° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.80° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.10° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.