The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 29, 1928
Waxing Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 PM
3:20 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 69
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 | 145.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.4° / 38.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 07m / -25.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.63° / -2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / 2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.48° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.