The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 29, 1986
Waning Crescent
40.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
3:16 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.4%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 786
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 | 281.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 265.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 18.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.48° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.26° / -2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.08° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.