The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 30, 2133
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
8:14 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2604
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.8° / 160.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 25.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.64° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.89° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.88° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.