The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 30, 2138
Waning Crescent
32.8% 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
12:49 AM
4:18 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.8%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2666
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 266.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 24.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.85° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.55° / -6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.07° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.