The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 29, 2151
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 PM
7:09 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2827
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.1° / 290.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -19.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.06° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.55° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.64° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.