The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 29, 1943
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
7:06 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 254
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 | 332.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.3° / 192.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 19.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.43° / -3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.51° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.25° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.