The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 29, 2079
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
10:08 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1937
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 | 17.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.3° / 107.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 17.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.60° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.40° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.