The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 29, 2171
Waning Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 AM
6:52 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3074
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.1° / 229.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 26.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.65° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.01° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.