The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 28, 1942
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 PM
7:21 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 242
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 | 191.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.7° / 298.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -14.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.87° / 1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.92° / -1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.45° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.