The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 29, 2145
Waxing Gibbous
76.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 PM
2:08 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.0%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2753
Events on this date
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 121.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.9° / 65.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 28m / -17.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.10° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.99° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.15° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.