The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 30, 2142
Waxing Gibbous
59.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 PM
12:36 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.9%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2716
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 101.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.7° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 03m / -19.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.76° / -1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.14° / 2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.96° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.