The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 29, 1916
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
7:38 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -80
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.7° / 166.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 17m / 19.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.00° / -0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.96° / 0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.87° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.