The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 29, 2000
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
7:48 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 959
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.2° / 170.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 21.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.54° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / 1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.70° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.