The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 29, 1942
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 PM
8:31 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 242
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 | 205.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.9° / 289.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -10.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.30° / 0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / -0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.64° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.