The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 29, 2128
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
10:06 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2543
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 110.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 17m / 10.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.46° / -0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / 0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.53° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.