The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 28, 1918
Waning Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 PM
12:05 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -55
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 | 244.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 279.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / 8.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.67° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.27° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.4° |
| 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.