The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 30, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 PM
1:17 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3087
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 | 116.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.3° / 80.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -24.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.50° / -3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.36° / 4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.73° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.