The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 29, 2101
Waxing Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
10:28 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2209
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 106.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 3.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.01° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / 3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.68° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.