The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 29, 2104
First Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2246
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 | 84.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 51m / -15.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.26° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.85° / 5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.55° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| 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.