The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 29, 2044
Waxing Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
11:27 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1504
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.9° / 98.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 43m / -7.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.75° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.15° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.63° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.