The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 29, 2105
Waning Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 PM
9:10 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2258
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.7° / 292.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -4.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.50° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.85° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.