The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 28, 1944
First Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
12:53 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 267
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 81.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -9.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.54° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.91° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.