The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 29, 2106
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 AM
7:49 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2270
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.4° / 158.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 17.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.99° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.35° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.48° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.