The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 29, 2173
Waning Gibbous
71.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 PM
12:00 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.4%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3099
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 244.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 276.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 43m / 5.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.85° / 0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.35° / -0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.41° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.