The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 28, 1911
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
10:00 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -141
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 110.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 10.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.27° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.46° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.78° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.