The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 29, 2087
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
8:29 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2035
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.2° / 136.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 27m / 14.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.56° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.16° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.94° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 23.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.