The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 30, 2139
Waxing Crescent
19.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 AM
10:48 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.7%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2679
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 104.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 52m / -3.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.69° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.41° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.06° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.