The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 29, 2024
Waning Crescent
33.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 AM
4:10 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1256
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.3° / 264.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 23.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.90° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.69° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.