The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 29, 1972
Waning Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 PM
10:05 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 613
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 | 221.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 287.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 11m / -0.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.53° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.87° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.