The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 29, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
76.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 PM
2:08 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.3%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2283
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 | 121.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.5° / 66.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.64° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.91° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.75° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.