The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 30, 2126
Waxing Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 PM
3:06 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2518
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 136.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.7° / 48.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.39° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.76° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.