The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 29, 1932
Waning Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 AM
6:27 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 118
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.0° / 246.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 28.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.62° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.07° / -6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.00° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.