The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 28, 1905
Waning Crescent
13.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 AM
4:50 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.6%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -216
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 245.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.93° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.12° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.