The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 29, 1977
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 PM
5:35 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 675
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 | 169.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.0° / 331.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -16.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.68° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.82° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.74° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.