The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 29, 1951
Waning Crescent
16.1% 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
2:11 AM
6:14 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 353
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 | 313.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.0° / 249.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 28.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.79° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.06° / -6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.57° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.