The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 29, 2177
Waxing Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 AM
10:54 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3149
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 | 55.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 103.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 01m / -5.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.36° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.96° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.66° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.