The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 29, 1984
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
10:09 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 762
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 107.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.88° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.20° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.95° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.