The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 29, 2096
Waxing Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 PM
1:35 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2147
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.0° / 76.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -21.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.86° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.36° / 0.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.71° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.