The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 29, 1948
Last Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 AM
2:37 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 316
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 266.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 35m / 15.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.15° / 0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.89° / 0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.71° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.