The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 29, 2179
Waning Crescent
23.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 AM
4:59 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3173
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 | 301.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 252.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 22.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.34° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.20° / -0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.35° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.