The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 29, 2046
Waning Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 AM
6:00 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1528
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 | 311.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.8° / 249.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 26.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.81° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.69° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.37° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.