30 July 2024 Current Moon Phase and Planetary Positions for the Southern Hemisphere

Source: nineplanets.org

The current moon phase for July 30th, 2024 is the Waning Crescent phase.

On this day, the moon is 24.22 days old and 27.93% illuminated with a tilt of -55.256°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 378,794.50 km and the moon sign is Gemini.

The Moon phase for July 30th, 2024 is a Waning Crescent phase. This is the phase where the moon is less than 50% illuminated but has not yet reached 0% illumination (which would be a New Moon).

In this part of the moon cycle, it is getting closer and closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing earth with a decreasingly thin crescent being illuminated.

The waning (shrinking) crescement Moon will rise at around midnight, transit the meridian after sunrise, before setting after noon. This phase is best viewed 1-2 hours before sunrise and is a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the illuminated crescent you can see the craters and mountains of the moon casting long shadows.

The Waxing Gibbous phase, like all moon phases, will last for just over 7 days. The actual length will vary because of the elliptical shaped orbit of the moon. During this Waxing Gibbous phase the moon will rise in the east in the mid- to late-afternoon and will be high in the eastern sky at sunset.

Assuming it’s a clear night, the Waxing Gibbous moon will then be visible through most of the night before setting just before sunrise.

Fun fact: the illuminated side of a waning crescent moon is always pointed eastwards, towards the sunrise.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent

Moon age: 24.22 days

Moon illumination: 27.93%

Moon tilt: -55.256°

Moon angle: 0.53

Moon distance: 378,794.50 km

Moon sign: Gemini

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

30 July 2024
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:07 Leo 25
Moon:02 Gemini 34
Mercury:02 Virgo 34
Venus:22 Leo 37
Mars:06 Gemini 20
Jupiter:14 Gemini 03
Saturn:18 Pisces 41 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 47
Neptune:29 Pisces 44 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 43 Rx

True Lunar Node:08 Aries 45 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 42 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Libra 24

Chiron:23 Aries 32 Rx
Ceres:09 Capricorn 40 Rx
Pallas:21 Scorpio 07
Juno:26 Virgo 32
Vesta:17 Leo 57

Eris:25 Aries 29 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:4
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7

Cape Town, South Africa

30 July 2024
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:07 Leo 44
Moon:07 Gemini 05
Mercury:02 Virgo 44
Venus:23 Leo 01
Mars:06 Gemini 33
Jupiter:14 Gemini 07
Saturn:18 Pisces 40 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 48
Neptune:29 Pisces 44 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 42 Rx

True Lunar Node:08 Aries 44 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 41 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Libra 26

Chiron:23 Aries 32 Rx
Ceres:09 Capricorn 37 Rx
Pallas:21 Scorpio 10
Juno:26 Virgo 38
Vesta:18 Leo 06

Eris:25 Aries 29 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:4
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7

Easter Island, Chile

30 July 2024
06:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM EAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:08 Leo 03
Moon:11 Gemini 34
Mercury:02 Virgo 53
Venus:23 Leo 26
Mars:06 Gemini 47
Jupiter:14 Gemini 11
Saturn:18 Pisces 40 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 49
Neptune:29 Pisces 43 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 42 Rx

True Lunar Node:08 Aries 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 40 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Libra 28

Chiron:23 Aries 32 Rx
Ceres:09 Capricorn 34 Rx
Pallas:21 Scorpio 13
Juno:26 Virgo 45
Vesta:18 Leo 15

Eris:25 Aries 29 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:4
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7