The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 29, 2109
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
9:55 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2308
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.0° / 112.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 02m / 10.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.75° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.61° / 2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.36° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.