The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 30, 2122
Waning Crescent
9.3% 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
3:20 AM
6:47 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2468
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.2° / 217.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 23.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.96° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / -0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.41° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.9° |
| 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.