The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 29, 2073
Waning Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
4:21 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1862
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 | 297.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 248.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 16.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.95° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.51° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.