The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 29, 2085
First Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2011
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 05m / -17.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.95° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.13° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.14° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| 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.