The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 29, 2161
First Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 PM
12:03 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2951
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 90.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 17m / -15.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.32° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.81° / 2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.37° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.