The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 29, 1927
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
9:50 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 57
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.9° / 111.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 21m / 19.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.56° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.38° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.