The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 28, 1940
Waning Crescent
38.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 AM
3:12 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.7%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 217
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 1.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 259.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 14.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.62° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.81° / 4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.10° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.