The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 30, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
84.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
2:54 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.1%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2283
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 133.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.0° / 53.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.07° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.00° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.54° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.