The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 30, 2179
Waning Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 AM
5:53 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3173
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 | 313.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 237.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 22.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.12° / -0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.47° / 1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.59° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.