The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 30, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 PM
3:35 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2889
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -77.0° / 16.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 47m / -27.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.38° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.54° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.