The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 29, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
61.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 PM
12:43 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.4%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3087
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 103.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.4° / 85.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 09m / -19.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.25° / -2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / 2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.94° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.