The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 30, 2140
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
7:16 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2691
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.3° / 302.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -12.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.76° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.46° / -3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.66° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.