The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 29, 2043
Last Quarter
46.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 AM
2:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.5%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1491
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 270.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.63° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.13° / -3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.26° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.