The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 29, 2170
Waning Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 PM
7:51 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3062
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.8° / 286.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -17.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.34° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.48° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.44° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.