The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 29, 1997
Waning Crescent
20.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 AM
5:00 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 922
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 240.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 17.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.53° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.84° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.54° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.