The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 29, 2011
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 AM
7:56 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1095
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 | 345.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 156.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 19.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.76° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / 3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.92° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.