The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 30, 2109
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
10:31 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2308
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 106.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 6.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.47° / -0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / 0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.12° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.