The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 29, 2022
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
9:50 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1232
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 111.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 23m / 20.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.73° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.67° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.59° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.