The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 29, 2002
Waning Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 PM
11:25 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 984
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 239.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.6° / 272.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 30m / -2.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.13° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.01° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.85° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.