The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 28, 1938
Waxing Crescent
3.6% 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
8:18 AM
9:36 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 193
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 117.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 8.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.12° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.15° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.