The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 28, 1930
Waxing Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 AM
11:00 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 94
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 99.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 09m / 9.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.61° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.48° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.