The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 28, 1920
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 PM
4:25 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -30
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 | 154.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.9° / 7.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -18.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.71° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.41° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.09° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.