The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 29, 1913
Waning Crescent
18.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
4:53 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.8%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -117
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.9° / 266.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 27.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.90° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.45° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.70° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.