The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 29, 1952
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 366
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.1° / 94.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 50m / -16.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.56° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.63° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.33° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| 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.