The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 29, 2100
Last Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 AM
2:49 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2196
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 271.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 19.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.61° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.49° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.44° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.